Geert Mak, Liz Waters (Translator)
In America: Travels with John Steinbeck
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099578734
- author:
- Geert Mak, Liz Waters (Translator)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 560
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- History, Cultural History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
In America, Geert Mak embarks on a journey to rediscover the soul of America, retracing the footsteps of John Steinbeck's famous road trip. In 1960, Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their pickup truck to explore small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans, resulting in Travels With Charley.
Half a century later, Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home, tracing the route through Maine's potato fields, the Midwest's endless prairies, and the suburbs of America. Along the way, he searches for the roots of America and what remains of the world Steinbeck described. How has America changed in the last fifty years? What remains of the American dream?
Mak's journey raises questions about the commonalities between Europe and America, and what they have in common today.
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